Friday, July 18, 2008

Naptime Nightmare

About the time we arrived in Hays, Joel learned how to climb out of his pack-n-play. Lovely. Since that day, naptime has been a nightmare. He pops out of there as soon as I close the door and comes padding down the hallway saying "need milk" or "I hungry" or anything else that he sees as a way to keep from the inevitable, me putting him back in bed. I need a nap by the time I get him down for one! Bedtime is not quite as bad....he usually gets up a time or 2 and then he's happy to at least read in his bed until he falls asleep. My plan is to move him into a big boy bed when we get back to KC, but since he will still probably nap in a play pen at daycare, I still want him to understand that he needs to nap. Kids don't give up their naps until much older, right? He used to be such a good napper! I miss those days! Ah, well. Anyway, I found this great bedroom set from Target for his new "big boy room". I'm moving him downstairs too (this will prevent my nightmares). Here it is, perfect for my little monkey:

2 comments:

Inculcator said...

(Sigh). We have got to get him to stay down for naps. Seriously, I think I put him back in bed 6 or 7 times today. Then I tried laying on the floor next to the pack-and-play, and I was the one that feel asleep! He just played and finally crawled out.

Amber said...

I know between a hyperactive toddler that takes no naps and all the crazy fun you are having in Hays, you probably don't have time to update. But I miss your words of wisdom and anecdotal stories. Oh well...soon you'll be back and we can chat in person!